Barnawartha · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barnawartha

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Barnawartha, where 62.8% of families consist of couples with children. This makes for a community with fewer people living alone compared to most other areas, as the typical home holds 2.6 people.

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📍 Barnawartha, Suburb / Locality

Where Barnawartha sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barnawartha — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barnawartha2.6
3688, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.6% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (36.2%) or four people (18.1%).

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.6% ▲ +3.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Barnawartha, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 6.5% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.

6.5% ▼ -46.2%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barnawartha, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Barnawartha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20146/barnawartha/topic/family-households